NDP leadership voting begins; Singh's successor named March 29
Voting for a new New Democratic Party leader commenced today with Jagmeet Singh stepping down following his defeat in the previous federal election. Five candidates are competing to replace him, including union representative Rob Ashton and social worker Tanille Johnston among others listed by party officials as eligible participants of this contest. A total of 100,000 members have been identified for participation while a final vote deadline is set for March 28 with the winner expected on March 29 to be announced officially in Ottawa today
Key Points
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1Voting has begun today among eligible members to select the next leader of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP).
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2Five candidates are running in this leadership election following Jagmeet Singh stepping down after losing his seat.
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3Party officials state that 100,000 NDP members will be able to cast their votes for a successor.
Developments
Perspectives
Voting begins today with a March 8 deadline
— [Mar 09, 17:40] NDP leadership voting begins today; read about each candidate's campaign (Nowtoronto)A party official says over one hundred thousand members are eligible to vote in the election.
— [Mar 09, 23:58], Voting began in NDP leadership raceThe deadline for casting votes is set at March twenty eight
— (Ottawa) Le nouveau chef du NPD sera désigné le vingt neuf marsVoting began today for a five-candidate NDP leadership race with an April deadline and eligibility of approximately 100,000 members. Filmmaker Avi Lewis leads the contest in fundraising having raised over $1.2 million from more than 10,000 contributors as interim returns are filed to Elections Canada.
Voting for a new NDP leader began on March 28 among five candidates and approximately 100,00 eligible members across Canada. Filmmaker Avi Lewis is currently leading fundraising with $724,000 raised in the final three months of 2025, followed by Alberta MP Heather McPherson at $316,000.